The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has suspended alcohol permits of a Greensboro club after a shooting left a patron seriously injured.

The alcohol permits for Bukanas Lounge at 4927 W. Market Street have been suspended immediately, Agnes Stevens, N.C. ABC Commission public affairs director, said in a news release. The club has held its current ABC permits since Nov. 24, 2015.

Advertisement

According to affidavits of law enforcement officers, officer have responded to numerous service calls at the private club related to stabbings, shootings, fights, injuries and drug, firearm and alcoholic beverage violations, Stevens said. There have been at least 40 such calls since April 8, 2017.

The suspension is immediate and is in effect until the case is heard in the Office of Administrative Hearings.

This is the first summary suspension issued this year by the N.C. ABC Commission and is part of the commission's ongoing focus on public health and safety.

North Carolina is one of 17 states to regulate alcohol through a control system.